9/24/21, 7:46 PM Investigation: A network of pro-military Facebook pages in Myanmar with Russian connections | by Aung Kaung Myat | annie lab | Medium When the Burmese army had a military parade in 2018, all six pages posted the same news article titled, “Did the joint military operation of Tatmadaw’s Army, Navy and Air Force threaten Bangladesh?” The military’s established position is that Bangladesh is the origin of the country’s Rohingya population. The article linked from the Facebook post (archived here) implies that Bangladesh and Myanmar are on the verge of war and suggests military actions. Headlines shared by all six pages An opinion piece that emphasizes the importance of nationalism and “the existential threat of Rohingya to Myanmar” is another example of a concerted effort to push the same content. Featuring Aung La N Sang, a well-known martial arts practitioner, the article claims that everyone must be loyal to their country of birth. It portrays the Rohingyas as “illegal Bengali immigrants” and says that even if they were given Burmese citizenship, Rohingyas “would side with Bangladesh” during military confrontation between the two countries. https://medium.com/annie-lab/investigation-a-network-of-pro-military-facebook-pages-in-myanmar-with-russian-connections-f6c15af3d26a 6/11